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Future tip: Be very polite to any and all Spider-Mans.

We know that reading about goings-on at Comic-Con after the fact isn't as good as being there in person, but think of it this way: You're at home. You're in your pajamas. And there are no lines. Join us now as we catch up on some newsy morsels, including a new Outlander trailer, the logo for the Warcraft movie, and some tidbits about Agent Carter.

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Ishnu'alah, dear readers. The Warcraft movie wrapped up shooting last week, but it's got another twenty months of post-production ahead. The plot is still shrouded in mystery, though we do know that it will focus on the first contact between orcs and humans. As of yesterday, we've got a confirmed actor/character pairing, thanks to an IGN interview with Ben Foster. And yeah, it's one of the big names.
Possible spoilers, though very small ones.

And Now For Something Completely Different

Do we know what Warcraft will be about? Do we know what characters, or even what races, will be in it? No. But we know the motherflippin' Kurgan from Highlander will be there. And that's perfect.
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We're probably the last people that you'd expect to be excited for a film set in the universe of World of Warcraft, but that's the position we find ourselves in now. The movie, Warcraft, is supposed to be a live-action version that takes on Blizzard's franchise, but video game movies are notoriously awful. We've been burned before. That's not to mention the fact that the Warcraft mythos is sprawling and any slight miscalculation on the film's part will be seen as a travesty. Even so, it's been revealed that Duncan Jones, director of sci-fi darling Moon, will be at the helm, and that's left us cautiously optimistic.

Blizzard announced today that its ongoing revamp of the Battle.net service will introduce one pretty scary optional feature: Facebook integration. Battle.net is the online matchmaking service that has grouped up players of Starcraft, Warcraft, and Diablo games for thirteen years. It received a major face lift last year, in preparation for taking an even larger role in the lives of Blizzard's players. The new service will basically be a gaming social network the likes of Xbox Live, or Steam, instead of just a tiered matchmaker.
From the official press release:

"We're pleased to be working with Facebook to integrate their platform with Battle.net to enhance the social-entertainment experience for our players," said Paul Sams, chief operating officer of Blizzard Entertainment. "This new functionality will make it easier than ever to connect with friends on Battle.net and play StarCraft II and future Blizzard Entertainment games together."